Week 12: Schizophrenia

Question 1

people with schizophrenia have ____ lives, explain

Answer 1

short lives - on average 20 years shorter

factors: illicit drug use, lower family involvement, longer time to get into remission

Question 2

the % of the population that have the disorder in a given place at the a given time

Answer 2

prevalence rate

Question 3

the rate at which new cases occur in a given place, at a given time

Answer 3

incident rate

Question 4

stats on schizo in canada

Answer 4

mean lifetime prevalence - 0.48%
onset: late adolescence or early adult
appears earlier for men

Question 5

comorbidity and schizophrenia

Answer 5

comorbid conditions: 50% of sufferers
substance abuse - 37%
depression - 40%
anxiety (social anxiety) - 14.9%

Question 6

Diagnosis of schizophrenia

Answer 6

• continuous signs of distubance for at least 6 months, at least one month as below
• during a 1 month period, must have 2 symptoms for most of the time, and one or more symptoms must be
  A delusions
  B Disorganized speech
  C Grossly abnormal psychomotor behaviour, including catatonia

Question 7

the positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 7

disorganized speech
delusions
hallucinations

Question 8

negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 8

lack of energy
poverty of speech and content of speech
lack of interest/ pleasure
lack of emotional expressiveness
few friends and poor social skills

Question 9

Avolition

Answer 9

lack of energy

Question 10

alogia

Answer 10

poverty of speech, content of speech

Question 11

anhedonia

Answer 11

lack of interest/pleasure

Question 12

flat affect

Answer 12

lack of emotional expressiveness

Question 13

asociality

Answer 13

few friends, poor social skills

Question 14

catatonia

Answer 14

repeated gestures

unusual increase in overall activity level

Question 15

catatonic immobility

Answer 15

adopting unusual postures and maintaining them

Question 16

inappropriate affect

Answer 16

out of context emotional responses

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